If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Steelers looking at Franklin in the second?

[URL="https://twitter.com/TonyPauline/status/326014601261105152"]A number of teams[/URL] tell Draftinsider.net's Tony Pauline that UCLA's [URL="http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/johnathan-franklin?id=2539326"]Johnathan Franklin[/URL] ranks higher than Lacy on their boards. The [URL="http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkjets/profile?team=NYJ"]New York Jets[/URL] and [URL="http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/URL] are among the teams "[URL="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/22095728/nfl-draft-not-sexy-yet-unpredictable-well-after-tackles-are-gone"]looking hard[/URL]" at Franklin, according Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com.

Franklin is drawing comparisons to [URL="http://www.nfl.com/player/frankgore/2506404/profile"]Frank Gore[/URL] and [URL="http://www.nfl.com/player/dougmartin/2532899/profile"]Doug Martin[/URL] as a three-down back with NFL-ready pass-protection skills and the physicality to succeed between the tackles at the NFL level.
Highly productive last season at UCLA, Franklin piled up 1,734 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns while adding 33 catches for 323 yards. He's a more complete back than Lacy.

User Info Menu

Join Date

Jul 2008

Location

Somewhere On the Darkside...

Posts

4,404

doesn't look any bigger than Tavon Austin, the school lists him at 5'11", 195, but looks smaller than that in this film. I don't know, I'd have to do some more study on him, I'm not sure he's my first pick for RB.

User Info Menu

Join Date

Dec 2012

Location

Greeley, CO

Posts

1,038

I think he would be a good fit. Had some fumbling concerns early on from what I've read but his hands measured 9-1/2, I think I saw only two guys with bigger. Lattimore and someone else, can't remember. So maybe some coaching corrected that. I think he would be a good round 2 target.